HB2740 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2740

Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Michelle Mussman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 68/5-20

Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that packaging of any firearm and any descriptive materials that accompany any firearm sold or transferred by a certified licensee shall bear a label containing a specified warning statement. Contains requirements for the warning statement. Requires certified licensees to post conspicuously within the licensed premises an additional notice regarding suicide.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act is amended by changing Section 5-20 as follows:

(430 ILCS 68/5-20)

Sec. 5-20. Additional licensee requirements.

(a) A certified licensee shall make a photo copy of a buyer's or transferee's valid photo identification card whenever a firearm sale transaction takes place. The photo copy shall be attached to the documentation detailing the record of sale.

(b) A certified licensee shall post in a conspicuous position on the premises where the licensee conducts business a sign that contains the following warning in block letters not less than one inch in height:

"With few exceptions enumerated in the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, it is unlawful for you to:

(A) store or leave an unsecured firearm in a place where a child can obtain access to it;

(B) sell or transfer your firearm to someone else without receiving approval for the transfer from the Department of State Police, or

(C) fail to report the loss or theft of your firearm to local law enforcement within 72 hours.". This sign shall be created by the Department and made available for printing or downloading from the Department's website.

(c) No retail location established after the effective date of this Act shall be located within 500 feet of any school, pre-school, or day care facility in existence at its location before the retail location is established as measured from the nearest corner of the building holding the retail location to the corner of the school, pre-school, or day care facility building nearest the retail location at the time the retail location seeks licensure.

(d) The packaging of any firearm and any descriptive materials that accompany any firearm sold or transferred in this State, or delivered for sale in this State, by a certified licensee shall bear a label containing the following warning statement:

"WARNING

Firearms must be handled responsibly and securely stored to

prevent access by children and other unauthorized users.

Illinois has strict laws pertaining to firearms, and you may

be fined or imprisoned if you fail to comply with them.

Prevent child access by always keeping guns locked away and

unloaded when not in use. If you keep a loaded firearm where a

child obtains and improperly uses it, you may be fined or sent

to jail.

If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please

call the national suicide prevention lifeline at

1-800-273-TALK (8255)."

A yellow triangle containing an exclamation mark shall appear immediately before the word "Warning" on the label.

If the firearm is sold or transferred without accompanying packaging, the warning label or notice shall be affixed to the firearm itself by a method to be prescribed by the Illinois State Police.

The warning statement required under this subsection shall satisfy both of the following requirements:

(1) It shall be displayed in its entirety on the principal display panel of the firearm's package, and on any descriptive materials that accompany the firearm.

(2) It shall be displayed in both English and Spanish, in conspicuous and legible type in contrast by typography, layout, or color with other printed matter on that package or descriptive materials, in a manner consistent with 16 CFR 1500.121, or successor regulations thereto.

(e) A certified licensee shall post conspicuously within the licensed premises, in block letters not less than one inch in height, an additional notice, including, but not limited to, a notice provided by a suicide prevention program, containing the following statement:

"IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE, PLEASE

CALL THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE AT

1-800-273-TALK (8255)."

(Source: P.A. 100-1178, eff. 1-18-19.)